Radon Risk Calculator
See exactly how much reducing your home's radon level could lower your lifetime lung cancer risk — based on EPA risk tables for smokers and non-smokers.
Based on EPA data.This calculator uses lifetime risk estimates from the EPA's “A Citizen's Guide to Radon” (Table 1). Results represent population-level statistical risk, not personal medical prediction. Consult your healthcare provider and a certified radon professional for personalized guidance.
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Typical mitigation reduces radon by 50–99%. Most systems achieve 0.5–2.0 pCi/L post-mitigation.
Risk Comparison
Lifetime lung cancer risk per 1,000 people exposed (30-year baseline)
Meaningful risk reduction
78%
reduction in lifetime lung cancer risk
How to Interpret This
A risk of 9 in 1,000 means that if 1,000 people lived at 5 pCi/L for their entire lives, approximately 9 of them would develop lung cancer from radon exposure.
The EPA's action level of 4.0 pCi/L corresponds to a lifetime risk of 7 per 1,000 non-smokers — higher than virtually any other environmental cancer risk regulated by the EPA.
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Data source:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “A Citizen's Guide to Radon” — Risk Table 1. Radon risk estimates assume continuous exposure over a lifetime (70 years) at indoor air concentrations. The EPA action level is 4.0 pCi/L (picocuries per liter).View EPA source →